Tinley Park 13, Rich South 6: Bill Thomas’ blocked punt midway through the fourth quarter set up a drive capped by Cory Farr’s 6-yard touchdown run as Tinley Park (3-0) won its SICA Green opener.
Bremen 18, Rich East 14: Matt Verble’s 161 yards and two touchdowns powered Bremen (1-2) to victory in its SICA Green opener.
Sandburg 20, Joliet 14: For a while, this SICA Blue opener appeared headed the route of a blowout. But Joliet caught fire late, sparked by Mark Hosey’s 80-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.
“We were fortunate to come out with a win,” said Sandburg coach Mike Navarro. “Our defense played awesome. If we can play poorly and still come out with a win, we’ll be OK.”
Sandburg (3-0) led early on Zak Kustok’s 25-yard scoring strike to Matt Schoen. Dan Rea upped the lead to 13-0 on a third-quarter score.
But Hosey cut the deficit on his kickoff return and Joliet (1-2), after Kustok snuck in from 2 yards out, scored on Paulie Forsythe’s 25-yard pass to Hosey.
“They really hung with us,” Kustok said.
Joliet played without starting QB Eric Patnoudes, out with a foot injury.
Lincoln-Way 13, Lockport 12: Jake Parillo converted an extra point and field goals of 38 and 30 yards as Lincoln-Way (2-1) captured the SICA Blue opener. Mike Tardy led the Lincoln-Way defense with 10 tackles and a sack.
Tim Stenson (23 carries, 227 yards) broke an 80-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, but it was too late for Lockport (2-1).
Seneca 7, Dwight 6: Seneca (2-1) won its Interstate Eight opener as Dan Medler scored the only touchdown.
Romeoville 28, Stagg 6: Matt Jesiolowski scored on runs of 48, 5 and 29 yards and also hit Ryan Taylor on a 14-yard scoring strike as Romeoville (3-0) won its SICA Gray opener.
Andrew 26, Shepard 20 (OT): Paul Massat’s third touchdown of the game, a 7-yard run in overtime, gave the Thunderbolts (2-1, 1-0) a win in their SICA Gray opener.
Paul Massat had 67 yards on nine carries, while Jerry Tramutolo had five receptions for 45 yards for Andrew.
Marist 13, Holy Cross 10: The Redskin defense stopped Holy Cross at the Marist 1 with 21 seconds left to secure the East Suburban Catholic win.
Marist (2-1, 1-0) forced a fumble on fourth and goal, clinching the win although Holy Cross recovered the ball.
Marist quarterback Tom Costello put the Redskins ahead with a 1-yard run with 10 minutes left, capping a comeback. Holy Cross had led 10-0 at the half.
“You go through a lot of ups and downs in the season,” Marist coach Werner Emmrich said. “When you win a game like this–one that looks hopeless–it will definitely help down the road.”
Holy Cross’ Chris Wright ran 19 times for 121 yards and caught two passes for 66 yards, including a first-quarter touchdown.
Matt Piko scored Marist’s first points of the game with a 15-yard touchdown run 9 minutes into the second half.
Lemont 42, Westmont 6: Dave Bozych’s 92 rushing yards and two touchdowns and Mike Gervasio’s 90 yards and two touchdowns led Lemont (1-2) in the Suburban Prairie White.
Reavis 18, Thornridge 12 (OT): Tony Stone’s 10-yard pass to Al Gilski sealed the overtime win for Reavis in the SICA Gray.
